Syllabus Application
MAT 206
Kinetics of Materials
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
MAT 206 -
Kinetics of Materials
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
13:40-14:30
Mon
FENS-L047
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
12:40-14:30
Wed
FENS-L047
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Basic:1, Engineering:5
Prerequisites
ENS 202 and ENS 205
Corequisites
MAT 206R
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Alp Yürüm
- Email: alp.yurum@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Kinetics in materials engineering involves how a system approaches equilibrium, i.e. microstructural evolution: diffusion equation, diffusion in the atomic level, diffusion in crystals and and noncrystalline materials, surface and interface structure and formation, motion of dislocations, phase transformations—diffusional, such as nucleation and growth for solidification, and diffusionless, such as martensitic— and crystallization, reaction/mixture kinetics.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Be able to describe atomistic models of diffusion, their practical validation, and their use in applied studies |
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| 2. | Be able to build models of evolving surfaces and interfaces in the context of thermodynamic descriptions |
| 3. | Be able to model microstructural evolution during solidification |
| 4. | Be able to describe the model of nucleation and growth for homogeneous and heterogeneous systems |
| 5. | Be able to describe models for diffusionless transformation and apply these models in practical application |
| 6. | Be able to apply thermodynamic principles to describe microstructural evolution in models of simple systems and in real application |
| 7. | Be able to apply equilibrium phase diagrams to analyze complex processes in materials evolution and model departure from equilibrium conditions. |
Course Objective
Course motivation: Material systems evolve due to reactions or transformations. While thermodynamics tell us what the final state should be, kinetics tells us if and how the system will reach its final state. The details for how quickly or in what manner the system evolves would guide you determining the processing of a material. Such information would also help you predict if the performance of your material would be stable during its operational lifetime. This course will prepare you for being an effective materials engineer or scientist, independent of your specialization.
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